The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in Alaska after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat gold spike Friday.
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“We are thrilled to partner with Nenana to share this piece of history with the public,” said Julie Decker, the director and CEO of the Anchorage Museum. “The Golden Spike is a great piece of storytelling about place and people.”“I think it’s a neat story of an urban and a rural community both along the rail belt coming together for a worthy cause.
The project’s principal engineer was U.S. Army Col. Frederick Mears, who was transferred to Seattle four months before completion. The city of Anchorage thanked him for his work by presenting him the golden spike.On July 15, 1923, near Nenana, Harding lightly tapped the 5 1/2-inch spike twice, and then replaced it with a regular spike and drove it into the final coupling.
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